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In July, the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC's ​"Click to Cancel Rule." At the time, we noted that although the FTC was unlikely to try to resurrect the Rule...

As most people know – either from professional or personal experience – the CAN SPAM Act requires companies who send "commercial" email messages to give consumers...

The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently examined how consumers interpret absolute claims in advertising, particularly those using "100%" messaging.

Guardian Bikes faced scrutiny from the National Advertising Division over its "40% OFF" claims and countdown timers, raising questions about whether consumers might interpret everyday competitive pricing as temporary discounts. The case highlights growing regulatory attention to how companies communicate sales and limited-time offers, with implications for marketers using similar promotional tactics.

State attorneys general are the primary enforcers of consumer laws within their states and their activities and enforcement actions can have great impact on businesses and consumers.

Our State AG webinar series continued with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Chief of the Privacy Consumer Protection Section Michele Lucan.

State Attorneys General are already off to the races in 2022 – both with a significant number of election campaigns in full swing and an uptick in their consumer protection enforcement efforts.

As we've previously reported, the fight against "big tech" remains a high priority for State Attorneys General on both sides of the aisle.

On January 26, Minnesota Federal District Court Judge John Tunheim dismissed a pending action for declaratory relief brought by WinRed, Inc., seeking to enjoin...

Yesterday, we described draft legislation circulating in the Senate Commerce Committee that would have given the Federal Trade Commission

We have previously discussed the emphasis that the FTC has put on fake reviews throughout 2022, with proposed updates to the Endorsement Guides and a proposed rule to combat fake reviews in addition to enforcement efforts.

On July 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act, to clarify the Federal Trade Commission's enforcement authority under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. H.R. 2668...

As described in our client advisories of May 6, 2020 and February 11, 2021, the Department of Labor (the "DOL") temporarily suspended the deadlines for employee benefit plan participants...

This week the FTC announced settlements with six companies accused of making a broad range of unsubstantiated health claims, including that CBD can treat cancer...

Late Friday, the FTC announced that the Commission had voted 3-0 to extend the compliance deadline for the to-be-effective provisions of the Negative Option Rule, formerly known as the ​"Click to Cancel Rule."

As discussed in our previous client advisory, earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama entered a final declaratory judgment...

Unbeknownst to me (until yesterday), Fat Bear Week has been a big event for the past ten years. As far as I can tell, it's like a reality show in which the contestants are bears...

On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a stay of its final rules on climate-related disclosures.